Two Arita Imari bowls. Early 18th century - image-1

Lot 324 Dα

Two Arita Imari bowls. Early 18th century

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
08.12.2017, 14:00 - Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €

Two Arita Imari bowls. Early 18th century

Two Arita Imari bowls, a) displaying a descending Shoulao and a lady with children on a terrace, the reserves filled with cranes and birds perched on a cherry blossom branch, marked at the base Fuki chôshun, and b) displaying peonies and a blossoming tree, the rim consisting of openwork interlocking circles. Early 18th century. (2)
a) Height 10.2 cm; diameter 22.7 cm; b) height 6.6 cm; diameter 187 cm

Literature

a) Compare identical bowl, illustrated in: Topkapi, p. 98, no. 92; b) Compare C. J. A. Jörg, Fine & Curious. Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, Amsterdam 2003, p. 115, no. 121